Nancy Lindborg, president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, has been named president of the $7.7 billion foundation in Los Altos, Calif. She plans to start this summer and will follow Carol Larson, who announced last February that she would be departing after 30 years at the foundation.
Lindborg has worked as assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance and headed Mercy Corps, an international aid group for 14 years.
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David and Lucile Packard Foundation Names CEO
Nancy Lindborg, president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, has been named president of the $7.7 billion foundation in Los Altos, Calif. She plans to start this summer and will follow Carol Larson, who announced last February that she would be departing after 30 years at the foundation.
Lindborg has worked as assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance and headed Mercy Corps, an international aid group for 14 years.
Craig Neyman, Packard’s chief financial officer, will serve as interim president until Lindborg starts.
Leader Steps Down at Nathan Cummings Foundation
Sharon Alpert, who led the Nathan Cummings Foundation for nearly five years and guided its commitment to place its roughly half billion dollar endowment in mission-based investments, in January announced plans to leave the New York grant maker. In a joint email from Alpert and Jaimie Mayer, Cummings’s board chair, Alpert said she was “transitioning to a new path to pursue social justice for people and planet.”
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Alpert previously served in leadership roles at the Surdna and Ford foundations and did not say what prompted her departure.
Alpert joined Cummings in 2015 following the ouster of Simon Greer, who had clashed with the board over strategy.
Boy Scouts of America Hires Executive Coach as CEO
Roger Mosby, who most recently ran his own executive-coaching consulting firm, has been appointed CEO.
He follows Michael Surbaugh, who has retired after four years leading the scouting group.
The move comes as the organization faces severe financial pressure, including the possibility of bankruptcy, caused by sexual abuse lawsuits filed by participants in scouting programs.
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National Geographic Society Hires College Head as Chief
Jill Tiefenthaler, president of Colorado College since 2011, will become CEO of the conservation and education group in August.
Southern Poverty Law Center Appoints New Leader
Margaret Huang, Amnesty International USA’s executive director, has been hired as the new chief executive of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
She takes over after the organization’s co-founder, Morris Dees, was dismissed last year. Soon after, its president, Richard Cohen, stepped down, saying it was time for a new generation to lead and that he took responsibility for what went wrong on his watch.
The organization did not say exactly what had happened, but news reports said staff members had complained about harassment and unfair treatment.
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Arcus Foundation Has New CEO And Other Senior Leaders
Annette Lanjouw, co-executive director and head of its Great Apes program, will now serve as CEO of the $201 million foundation.
Two other executives have also been promoted.
Cindy Rizzo, senior adviser for evaluation and strategy, is now vice president of the social-justice program. She replaces Jason McGill, who left the foundation in November after six years, including three years as co-executive director.
Thomas Nichols, previously vice president of finance and operations, has been tapped as chief operating officer.
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Hires a New CEO
Patricia McIlreavy, vice president of humanitarian policy and practice at InterAction, has been appointed head of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.
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She success Robert Ottenhoff, who is stepping down after serving as the leader of the group since it was founded eight years ago. The organization seeks to ensure philanthropic resources go where they are most needed after natural disasters and other catastrophes strike.
International Groups Make Leadership Changes
Michael Nyenhuis, president and CEO of Americares since 2014, has been selected as the next CEO of Unicef USA. He succeeds Caryl Stern, who stepped down to lead the Walton Family Foundation.
Meanwhile, Christine Squires, executive vice president and chief development officer, of AmeriCares will take over as CEO of the relief and development organization.
Women’s Philanthropy Institute Taps Health Fundraiser as CEO
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Jeannie Sager will be the next director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Most recently she was director of philanthropy at the Indiana University Health Foundation.
Foundation Changes
William Asiko,who was most recently executive director of Grow Africa, has joined the Rockefeller Foundation as managing director of its Africa regional office.
Margot Brandenburg is joining the Ford Foundation as mission investments senior program officer. She is acting managing director of the impact investing team at the Rockefeller Foundation, and in 2015 she founded MyStrongHome in New York.
Robb Gray, vice president of policy and advocacy at Arnold Ventures, will now serve as director of policy advocacy at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
VF Corporation Hires Leader to Oversee Grant Making
Gloria Schoch, director of community affairs at the Molson Coors Brewing Company, has been appointed director of the VF Foundation, a corporate grant maker in Denver. She will also oversee global impact for this apparel company that owns North Face, Timberland, and Vans, among other brands.
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Grantmakers in Health Hires Government Official to Lead
Cara James, director of the Office of Minority Health at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will become CEO on March 11.
She will succeed Faith Mitchell, who has led the group for the past seven years.
Vulcan Hires Ford’s Chief Operating Officer
John Bernstein, chief operating officer of the Ford Foundation, has been named chief financial officer and will oversee its philanthropic activity. Prior to the Ford Foundation, he was the founding president of the Leon Levy Foundation. Vulcan is an umbrella company founded by Paul Allen, the late technologist and philanthropist in Seattle.
Boston Foundation Leader to Step Down
Paul Grogan is planning to step down after more than 18 years as president and CEO of the $1.3 billion Boston Foundation.
He will depart after a successor is named.
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Legacies
Charles and Margery Barancik, who gave millions of dollars to philanthropic causes primarily in Florida, died in December following a car crash in Sarasota, Fla. The couple endowed their foundation with a $100 million gift in 2014.
Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of the Bangladeshi nongovernmental organization BRAC, died in December at age 83.
Leila Janah, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Samaschool, died in January at age 37 of cancer. Samaschool is a technology nonprofit group that provides digital-skills training for people living in poverty.